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No 1 Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Heritage Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Yates Palmer
Trammel, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4403175

No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Jun 1987
Ownership history
  1. Fossil Fuel Inc 1950 to 1980
  2. Heritage Mining Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1987 15 45,732
1986 27 122,813
1985 25 114,091
1984 26 107,390
1983 24 89,375
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 Mine sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Dickenson County, Virginia · Population 13,920
9.8%
Mining share of county employment
$43,831
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1987 · 1 incident

June 10, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Heritage Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING UP A ROOF BOLT WHEN A ROCK FELL ON HIS ARM.

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1986 · 2 incidents

1984 · 1 incident

October 15, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Heritage Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING SAFETY POSTS AND A ROCK FELL ON HIS HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE.